The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-04
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from the comm ttre 'nf Pensions, reported
,ncS fnv0rlbly the House bill Tor tho relief
~ ~depenlemt parents and ~h0uorably dis
CHI RED soldiers AMI sailors now disabled
ulu d%epend.nt OH their labor TOR support.
IL gave notice III % tomorrow morning he
ysnld ask The Senate 10 taks 1t up and
'Onslder Ii. @
Mr.. Frye. from the committee on foreign
relations. repor cl an amendment y be
,ff,rei to one nf Iiie appropriation bills APP
propriating $4,000 to take part IN the liz
lernati mai exposition la South Australia
June 80. 1871.
Mr.. Hampton 10y requesD Introduced a
hill To promote the efficiency OF the 'iyil
service OF the government by establshinga
retired list. Referred.
Mcssrs. plumt, Teller, and Walthall were
appointed II Conference c0mmittce on the
bill for the forfeiture of the Backbone rail-
road grant (passed Yesterday
Ths presiding officer presented tho re-
spouse of the Secretary of the Treasury to
the resolution relative to the indebtedness
of the subsidized Pacific railroads. Re-
ferred without reading to the judiciary
committee.
appointed conferrees on the army appro-
On motion of MIR. Hampton, and after
speeches in its favor by Messrs. Honr and
Conger, the Senate bill approprlating $780,
700 to expedite the completion Of the
StAo t0bNOt I0hssNNf Att@ efP w 80
available immediately was passed.
Mr.. Edmunds presented the report from
the committee on foreign relations "n the
subject OF the fisheries. Ordered printed.
After an executive session the Senate adj
journed.
ported a bill for the completion of q monu-
ment to Washingtm's mother. Referred
to the calendar. Mr. Blair gave notice that
OH Tuesday next he would ask the Senate
to consider and act upOn the joint res0lu-
ton proposing a constitutional amendment
authorizing woman suffrage. Mr.. Hoar
called up tho conference report OH the
electoral count bill, which, after remarks
Edmunds and Wilson, was agreed to with.
out division. The Senate then went into
sidcration OF the proposed extension Of the
treaty with Hawaii FOR a term of seven
years. The debate lasted almost three
hours and the treaty was finally adopted,
with an amendment from the committee Oh
foreign relations granting To the United
states the exclusive use of Pearl River
Harb0r, Hawaii, for u cOallng station.
The Nicaraguan treaty has been Temperate
ly laid aside.
The presiding officer presented message
u pension 10 Williams Dickens. The
ground of the veto Is that n pension had been
already, In December, 1856, given the bene-
ficiary through the pension Office.
JAN. 2l.-In the Senate. Mr.. Colquitt pre-
scented q petition from the WOman's Chris.
ttan nperance union OF the District Of
Columbia, charging the commissioners with
protecting saloons, gamb~ling-houses, and
brothels. President Cleveland transmitted
q letter offering to the nation the sword of
Captain Reed, the commander of the
priyateer General Armstrong ut the battle
Of Fayal.
JAN. A-Ihe Senate passed the bill re-
ported from tie committee on foreign re-
lationS authorizing the President 10 pro.
tect and defend the rights III American
fishing vessels, American fishermen, Amer
lean trading and other vessels by denying
to the vessels of the British dominlons Of
North America, In his discretion, entrance
To ports of the United States. The speeches
made before The passage OF the bill gen.
orally Indicated u well-marked spirit of
resentment against the Canadian author
tiles. The remarks of MIR. Frye were par.
ticularly strong, while those or MIR. INGALLS,
were scarcely less fiery IN their denuncia-
ton OF the outrages which had for SO long
been perpetrated Oh American fishermen.
Mr.. Eiddlebergcr opposed the bill because
1t was IN the nature of a treaty with Great
Britain. He wanted no treaty. Several
other Senators spoke in favor OF the meas
ure, which, ON coming To II Vote, was passed
yeas, 40; nays, l Qtiddlebcrger.)
The bill concerning postoficcs Of the
third class, providing that they shall not
be changed into pOSt-OiliceS of the fourth
class where the gross receipts amount to
81, oOO Il year, or where The box receipts
and commissions constituting the post
masters compensation amount to Sl.OOV.
was also passed.
JAN. 2l-On motion OF Mr.. Blair the un.
finished business was laid aside, and the
Senate proceeded 70 consider the cOnstitu-
tionai amendment providing for suffrage
Tor women, tn vote upon consideration
being, yeas, IS; NAYS, Ii. At this point
fIta chair aptlnuuraI filat la hal .laaa.l lic
signature TO the Interstate commerce bill.
(Ihe bill 10 goes 20 the president.) The
proposed constitutional amendment, cx-
tending suffrage 10 women, IN its full text
is as follows:
The right OF citizens OF the United States
to vote shall not be denied or abridged by
the United States or by u state on account
OF sex. Congress shall have power by APP
prOpriate legislation 10 enforce tile pro.
visions or this article.
The vote was then taken on the resolu-
ton and it was rejected-ycas, 10; nays,
"a. Following are the yeas:
Blair, Bowen, Cheney. Conger, Cullom,
Dolph, Farwell, HOar, Henderson, Mitch
ell OF Oregon, Mitchell OF Pennsylvania,
Palmer, Pratt, Sherman, Teller, and Will
son OF Iowa.
The Senate appropriated for public build
ings $650,00 0 at Minneapolis, 100000 at
Chattanooga, $4,000 U at Charleston, $780,
600 at Los Angeles, and $4,000 ut Santa
Fe. The conference report Oh the army
appropriation bill was agreed to. Charles
Il. Farwell took his seat as Senator from
Illinois.
JAN. 1a.-When the House resumed con.
eiderati0n Of the interstate commerce bill
to-day, MIR. Crisp gave notice that he would
ask for a vote upon the conference report
tomorrow.
Mr.. Durham expressed his inability to un-
derStand the long-and-shOrt-haul section of
the bill, and his disbelief that anybody else
understood IL. Ii the railroads were forced
by this bill to raise their through rates the
section OF country in which he lived would
sustain the greatest injury, for 1t would be
moro difficult for the farmers of that Sec
ton to place their gram products in Euro
markets In competition with the grain
products of Australasia. He, however,
thought the railroads had been guilty Of
unjust discrimination, and, while The pres.
ent bill was inconsistent In places, he
should vote for IL.
Mr.. Gunther said that year after year the
railroad maguates through agents and lob
byists had defeated all Interstate com
merce legislation, but the day of judgment
was about to arrive. The passage Of this
DILL would be the greatest triumph the pub
lie had achieved for many wears.